Notes / Commercial Description:
This nostalgic porter evokes memories of chocolate and coffee around a campfire. The cherry wood smoked malt used in this beer gives it a heavy smokiness that blends smoothly into the chocolate malty body. With a silky finish this porter is ideal for sipping on a cold winters eve.

Reviews by jamesDaExMoBeerGuy:

Poured a massive head that dissipated slowly and left some lacy foam until the end. Dark as night and beautiful in the glass.

Smell was more subtle than expected given the appearance, like smoke, some malt, some dark nutty notes as well.

Taste actually had more body on first sip than expected, smoky, chocolate, hints of licorice and maybe a malty/coffee tinge. A hint of bitterness more than I expected, and very welcome. Offset the darker toasty taste to give some interesting character to the beer.

Taste is a bit thin, though, not lingering and not overwhelmingly satisfying but very drinkable.

Enjoyed on a nice cool evening around a fire and it seemed a very good companion for the environs.

More User Reviews:

Batch #4,5.6%ABV.Poured into an imperial nonic a somewhat muddled chesnut brown with a thin light tan colored head atop that left a little scum as it faded quickly.The smoke is light but negligible with some chocolate,roast,and nuttiness,a little alocohol imparted sweetness in there as well.Light smoke and earthy tones upfront on the palate,some brown sugar-like sweetness and chocolate malt comes into play late,the smoke makes another appearance in the finish.Somewhat subtle but its tasty,I would buy again.There are alot of Utah brews showing up in my local market.

A: Brilliant deep chestnut under a 1” clingy light tan foam cap that graps the side of the glass etchint it with sheets of lace marking each drink.
S: Smoke and malt with traces of coffee and chocolate.
T: This is a malt driven beer with dark malt, dark dried fruit, coffee and hints of chocolate wrapped in smoke. The smoke is not aggressive but lingers pleasantly into the aftertaste. The bitterness on the finish tastes more like dark roast malt than hops.
F: Big luscious body, slightly below average carbonation.
O: Well balanced smoked porter.

Appearance - Pours cola brown with a thin, khaki colored head. Fair retention, but leaves a sturdy level of suds across the surface. Lacing is minimal, with a few spots left here and there around the glass.

Taste - Mild flavor, with charred smokiness being the predominant character. Lesser notes of chocolate and faint roasted malt. There's a fair amount of sweetness, with a bit of caramel cola character found in the mix. Finishes smokey and slightly sweet.

Overall - Seems to have aged well, but not quite as deep or roasty as I would have wanted, as the sweetness seems a bit overabundant. Maybe I've been spoiled by Mad River's Scotch Porter, but this doesn't strike me as a brew I'd seek out again.

A - Ruby-hued mahogany highlights shine through the dark brown beer that appears to be fairly clear despite it's dark nature. The tall plume of khaki foam that rises from the beer lasts quite some time, plateauing to a chunky pile while leaving ring after ring of lace on the glass.

T - Robust malts abandon the roastiness that monopolizes the aroma for a far more subtle chocolaty flavor that develops a smooth and dry cocoa quality before the peat smoked maltiness finishes out with a perfect waft of campfire that's not too big.

M - The bold flavor of Epic's Smoked Porter does a great job of just staying in flavor - the beer is not at all as big as the taste. Light alcohol gives this beer more drinkability than one might expect while the malt lends a soft, medium body to the beer that finishes out with a lingering dry smoke presence.

O - A beautifully smoked porter, this dark beer has a robust taste that's not overly smoky and brings dark chocolate nuances to the beer nicely. Smooth and easily drinkable this balanced porter is one smoked beer that doesn't scream campfire or any variation of smokiness.

Pours a dark brown color with a light khaki head of about a finger or so. Left nice lacing, but not at all porter dark. Pleasantly smoky and roasted aroma with equal chocolaty bits. Pretty much spot on with the aroma: nice smoky notes, roast, slight char and chocolate. Nice creaminess, medium bodied.

In the end, nothing spectacular, but it's a solid, above average smoked porter.